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块

kuài · kuai

Traditional 塊

HSK 1Measure word guide

Meaning

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  1. lump; chunk; piece
  2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
  3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
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In a conversation

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Sweet potatoes

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much is this roast sweet potato?

  2. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，一个(yīgè)六块(liùkuài)。

    The boss says six yuan each.

  3. Dengdeng

    六块(liùkuài)？好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一百块(yībǎikuài)。

    Six yuan? Okay, but I only have one hundred yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)十六个(shíliùgè)吧(ba)，一共(yīgòng)九十六块(jiǔshíliùkuài)。

    Then buy sixteen. That's ninety-six yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    十六个(shíliùgè)？我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)人(rén)吃(chī)不(bù)完(wán)！

    Sixteen? I can't finish them alone!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)，每个(měigè)你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一块(yīkuài)钱(qián)。

    I'll help you eat them, and you give me one yuan for each.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)丢(diū)了(le)块(kuài)肉(ròu)给(gěi)一(yì)条(tiáo)狗(gǒu)。

He threw a piece of meat to a dog.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)不(bu)完(wán)。

This piece of cake is too big; I can't finish it.

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